Philosophy

Philosophy trains students in the skills of conceptual analysis and
argument comprehension, construction, and evaluation; itdirects
students in the application of these skills to the fundamental
problems involved in building reliable theoretical knowledge
andformulating sound ethical judgments; it provides an intensive
introduction to the science of logic, with emphasis on the concept of
proof and symbolic systems for calculating truth-value relationships,
and theories of the philosophical-scientific tradition from its
ancient beginnings to its contemporary developments.